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Quick COVID-19 Severity Index (qCSI) calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Respiratory rate
Lowest SpO₂ (first 4 hours)

Minimum recorded pulse oximetry

Oxygen flow rate

Result

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Clinical inputs

  • Respiratory rate
  • Lowest SpO₂ (first 4 hours)
  • Oxygen flow rate

Primary source

Haimovich AD et al. Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation. Ann Emerg Med. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.022. PMID: 33012378. Scope: qCSI Table 2 — RR (≤22/23–28/>28), lowest SpO₂ (>92/89–92/≤88), O₂ flow (≤2/3–4/5–6 L/min); total 0–12 for 24-hour respiratory decompensation risk. (2020)

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